SmogRank / History / August 24, 2026

Most polluted cities on August 24, 2026

2,377 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia	133.0	8.9×
2	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	91.1	6.1×
3	Faridabad Haryana, India	87.4	5.8×
4	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	80.2	5.3×
5	Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico	74.2	4.9×
6	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	71.7	4.8×
7	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	70.7	4.7×
8	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	64.8	4.3×
9	Jīnd Haryana, India	64.7	4.3×
10	Gurugram Haryana, India	63.9	4.3×
11	Jalandhar Punjab, India	62.3	4.2×
11	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	62.3	4.2×
13	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	60.9	4.1×
14	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	59.9	4.0×
15	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	59.4	4.0×
16	Sasarām Bihar, India	55.9	3.7×
16	Chāpra Bihar, India	55.9	3.7×
18	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	55.7	3.7×
19	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	55.2	3.7×
20	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	54.4	3.6×
21	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	54.3	3.6×
22	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	53.8	3.6×
23	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	51.6	3.4×
24	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	50.4	3.4×
24	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	50.4	3.4×
26	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	50.2	3.3×
27	Kaithal Haryana, India	49.1	3.3×
28	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	48.4	3.2×
29	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	47.6	3.2×
30	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	47.1	3.1×
31	Siwān Bihar, India	47.0	3.1×
32	Karnāl Haryana, India	45.5	3.0×
33	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	44.6	3.0×
34	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	43.9	2.9×
34	Ambāla Haryana, India	43.9	2.9×
36	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	43.2	2.9×
37	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	42.3	2.8×
38	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	42.2	2.8×
39	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	42.1	2.8×
40	Delhi Delhi, India	42.0	2.8×
41	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	41.6	2.8×
42	Narela Delhi, India	41.5	2.8×
43	Thānesar Haryana, India	40.6	2.7×
44	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	40.5	2.7×
45	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	39.8	2.7×
46	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	39.2	2.6×
47	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	38.7	2.6×
48	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	37.7	2.5×
49	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	37.3	2.5×
50	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	37.2	2.5×
51	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	37.0	2.5×
52	Jharia Jharkhand, India	36.0	2.4×
53	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	35.9	2.4×
53	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	35.9	2.4×
55	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	35.6	2.4×
56	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	35.2	2.3×
57	Nagaon Assam, India	34.8	2.3×
58	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	34.7	2.3×
59	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	34.5	2.3×
60	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	34.3	2.3×
61	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	34.2	2.3×
62	Gaya Bihar, India	33.7	2.2×
63	Undera Gujarat, India	33.5	2.2×
64	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	33.1	2.2×
65	Chānda Maharashtra, India	32.8	2.2×
66	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	32.7	2.2×
67	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	32.5	2.2×
68	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	32.3	2.2×
68	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	32.3	2.2×
70	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	32.1	2.1×
70	Najafgarh Delhi, India	32.1	2.1×
72	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	31.9	2.1×
73	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	31.8	2.1×
74	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	31.7	2.1×
74	Taguig low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	31.7	2.1×
76	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	30.6	2.0×
77	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	30.5	2.0×
77	Panchkula Haryana, India	30.5	2.0×
79	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	30.3	2.0×
80	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	30.2	2.0×
80	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	30.2	2.0×
82	Kota Rajasthan, India	29.9	2.0×
83	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	29.8	2.0×
83	Great Falls Montana, United States	29.8	2.0×
85	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	29.7	2.0×
86	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	29.6	2.0×
87	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	29.3	2.0×
88	Tonk Rajasthan, India	28.7	1.9×
89	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	28.6	1.9×
90	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	28.5	1.9×
91	Pori Satakunta, Finland	28.2	1.9×
92	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	28.0	1.9×
93	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	27.7	1.8×
94	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	27.6	1.8×
95	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	27.5	1.8×
96	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	27.4	1.8×
96	Surat Gujarat, India	27.4	1.8×
96	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	27.4	1.8×
99	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	27.2	1.8×
100	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	26.9	1.8×
101	Sirsa Haryana, India	26.6	1.8×
102	Wenatchee Washington, United States	26.1	1.7×
103	Medina Estates low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	25.9	1.7×
104	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	25.4	1.7×
104	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	25.4	1.7×
106	Barbil Odisha, India	25.0	1.7×
107	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	24.9	1.7×
108	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	24.7	1.6×
109	Agartala Tripura, India	24.4	1.6×
109	Walla Walla Washington, United States	24.4	1.6×
111	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	24.3	1.6×
111	Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	24.3	1.6×
113	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	23.8	1.6×
114	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.7	1.6×
115	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	23.6	1.6×
115	Hājīpur Bihar, India	23.6	1.6×
117	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	23.5	1.6×
117	Aberdeen Southern District, Hong Kong	23.5	1.6×
117	Calexico California, United States	23.5	1.6×
120	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	23.4	1.6×
120	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	23.4	1.6×
122	Hyderabad Telangana, India	23.3	1.6×
123	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	23.1	1.5×
124	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	23.0	1.5×
124	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	23.0	1.5×
126	Decatur Illinois, United States	22.9	1.5×
126	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	22.9	1.5×
128	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	22.8	1.5×
128	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	22.8	1.5×
130	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	22.7	1.5×
131	Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico	22.5	1.5×
132	Freetown low-cost sensors Western Area, Sierra Leone	22.0	1.5×
133	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	21.9	1.5×
133	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	21.9	1.5×
135	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	21.8	1.5×
135	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	21.8	1.5×
137	Thāne Maharashtra, India	21.5	1.4×
138	Prilep Prilep, North Macedonia	21.3	1.4×
138	Moses Lake Washington, United States	21.3	1.4×
140	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	21.1	1.4×
140	Adenta low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	21.1	1.4×
142	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	21.0	1.4×
142	Upper Alton Illinois, United States	21.0	1.4×
144	Silchar Assam, India	20.9	1.4×
144	Jalor Rajasthan, India	20.9	1.4×
144	Akola Maharashtra, India	20.9	1.4×
144	Granite City Illinois, United States	20.9	1.4×
148	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	20.8	1.4×
149	Begusarai Bihar, India	20.7	1.4×
149	Abidjan low-cost sensors Abidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast	20.7	1.4×
151	Sunnyside Washington, United States	20.6	1.4×
152	Pune Maharashtra, India	20.4	1.4×
152	Arrah Bihar, India	20.4	1.4×
154	Patiāla Punjab, India	20.3	1.4×
154	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	20.3	1.4×
154	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	20.3	1.4×
154	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	20.3	1.4×
158	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	20.2	1.3×
158	Dausa Rajasthan, India	20.2	1.3×
158	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	20.2	1.3×
158	Tri-Cities Washington, United States	20.2	1.3×
162	Būndi Rajasthan, India	20.1	1.3×
163	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	20.0	1.3×
163	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	20.0	1.3×
165	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	19.9	1.3×
166	Ellensburg Washington, United States	19.8	1.3×
166	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	19.8	1.3×
168	Payson Arizona, United States	19.7	1.3×
169	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	19.6	1.3×
170	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	19.5	1.3×
170	Nanded Maharashtra, India	19.5	1.3×
170	Tanushimarumachi-toyoki Fukuoka, Japan	19.5	1.3×
170	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	19.5	1.3×
174	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	19.4	1.3×
174	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	19.4	1.3×
176	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	19.3	1.3×
176	Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico	19.3	1.3×
178	Kennewick Washington, United States	19.1	1.3×
179	Indianapolis Indiana, United States	19.0	1.3×
180	Shin’ichi Hiroshima, Japan	18.9	1.3×
180	Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico	18.9	1.3×
180	Columbia low-cost sensors Missouri, United States	18.9	1.3×
183	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	18.8	1.3×
183	Dhule Maharashtra, India	18.8	1.3×
183	East Saint Louis Illinois, United States	18.8	1.3×
186	Peoria Illinois, United States	18.7	1.2×
187	Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay	18.6	1.2×
187	Yame Fukuoka, Japan	18.6	1.2×
189	Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia	18.5	1.2×
190	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	18.4	1.2×
190	Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico	18.4	1.2×
192	Toyama Toyama, Japan	18.3	1.2×
192	Jumilla Murcia, Spain	18.3	1.2×
194	Springfield Illinois, United States	18.2	1.2×
194	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	18.2	1.2×
196	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	18.1	1.2×
196	Hubballi Karnataka, India	18.1	1.2×
196	Onomichi Hiroshima, Japan	18.1	1.2×
196	Fukui-shi Fukui, Japan	18.1	1.2×
196	Douala low-cost sensors Littoral, Cameroon	18.1	1.2×

Top 200 of 2,377 shown.

Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data